Summary
One of the most monumental sets to come out ofMagic: The Gathering’srecent history was the War of the Spark. This culmination of several years worth of Magic’s expanded universe brought planeswalkers, villains, and heroes together on one plane, all under the machinations of the evil Nicol Bolas.
With the set being such a pivotal part of the game, you can bet there are some great cards that have held on to their value. Many of the most valuable cards from the set are planeswalkers, which is no surprise since there were so many from the set.
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10Bolas’s Citadel
Rare - $11.48
Starting off the list is a common Commander combo machine, Bolas’s Citadel. This legendary artifact lets you play the top card from your deck anytime you like, while swapping their mana costs out for an equivalent life lost exchange.
So long as you don’t hit too many lands, Bolas’s Citadel gives you access to a bonus three or four cards per turn, or with a little set up, your entire deck all at the cost of some life. As a bonus, ability, as if this card needs it, you’re able to tap it and sacrifice ten nonland permanent to make all your opponents lose 10 life.
9Nahiri, The Harbringer - Mythic Edition
Mythic Rare - $12.27
Mythic Edition cards are a special printing of War of the Spark that where intended to be a high-end collector product. These boxes would eventually transform into the Secret Lair Drops that have been wildly successful since.
The Mythic Edition of War of the Spark box would grant you all eight Masterpiece cards, planeswalkers from past sets with fancy new artwork. Nahiri, the Harbinger is one of these gorgeous cards, and featuresthe lithomancer swinging lava swords at her foe.
8Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Mythic Rare - $13.27
The regular version of Liliana, Dreadhorde General joins the ranks of the most valuable cards from War of the Spark, and it’s easy to see why. For a mildly expensive six mana, you get a beefy six loyalty Planeswalker with three great abilities and a very strong static ability.
While drawing a card anytime a creature you control dies is very good, the surprise powerhouse is her second ability, which at the cost of four loyalty forces all players to sacrifice two creatures. Early on, you can practically guarantee that you’ll be taking out a worthwhile creature or two with this effect, while likely drawing you a card or two as well.
7Finale Of Devastation
Mythic Rare - $26.51
Another card not from the Mythic Edition to make the top ranks in value from War of the Spark is Finale of Devastation.This tutor spell lets you search your deckor graveyard for a creature with a mana cost of X or less, with X being whatever you pay into casting it.
If you happen to pay ten or more mana into Finale of Devastation, you get to give all creatures you control +X/+X for the turn, while also giving them haste, letting you attack with whatever creature you just tutored for. If you grab a creature like Craterhoof Behemoth, you’ll practically be guaranteed a win.
6Sarkhan Unbroken - Mythic Edition
Mythic Rare - $36.68
A powerhouse of a planeswalker, the three colored Sarkhan Unbroken represents a revitalized Sarkhan, one freed from the grip of Nicol Bolas’s control and magic. This Dragon-focused planeswalker does a lot of work, making it a favorite in formats like Commander.
Sarkhan Unbroken provides a ton of advantage for players when he comes into play, with his first ability both drawing you a card and adding one mana of any color to your mana pool. While his second ability is a little underwhelming, netting you a 4/4 red Dragon token for four loyalty, his final ability lets you tutor up any number of Dragons from your deck and put them directly into play, which is a wildly powerful effect.
5Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God - Mythic Edition
Mythic Rare - $38.00
The mastermind behind the multi-year plot to consume the spark of every planeswalker he can find, Nicol Bolas, Dragon–God is a return of the Dragon planeswalker to his more divine status. At five mana this Nicol Bolas gains all loyalty abilities of all planeswalkers in play, both yours and your opponents, all while coming with three powerful abilities of his own.
To help balance this god-like planeswalker a bit, he does have the slightly awkward triple black mana in his casting cost, but in a committed deck, that’s not that hard to hit.
4Tezzeret The Seeker - Mythic Edition
Mythic Rare - $53.68
The artifact genius Tezzeret the Seeker is back to his roots with his original planeswalker card. This mono-blue planeswalker is all about getting the most out of your artifacts, with his first ability letting you untap up to two artifacts so you can keep the value going.
Perhaps most importantly, you can use Tezzeret the Seeker totutor up any artifact you like from your deck, with a mana value equal to whatever loyalty you want to pay. Interestingly, you can pay zero loyalty to go tutor up a Mox or other zero mana artifact, while still keeping all of Tezzeret’s loyalty intact.
3Jace, The Mind Sculptor - Mythic Edition
Mythic Rare - $56.77
Easily one of the best planeswalkers ever printed, Jace, the Mind Sculptor represents the blue mind mage at the height of his planeswalking power. This iteration of Jace comes with four abilities, each one setting you up for success while hindering your opponents.
Don’t be surprised if you find yourself just using his second ability over and over again, since getting a free Brainstorm turn after turn is pretty darn good when you’re trying to craft the perfect hand.
2Ugin, The Spirit Dragon - Mythic Edition
Mythic Rare - $75.36
Nicol Bolas’s twin brother is a bit of an enigma in the Magic universe. This eight-mana planeswalker is completely colorless, matching Ugin’s more ethereal form. Since he has such a high cost, you can be that Ugin comes with some powerful abilities.
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon gives you a free Lightning Bolt every turn while netting him two more loyalty counters with every use. More importantly, though, is its second ability, which lets you exile all permanents with one or more colors and a mana value less than or equal to whatever number of loyalty counters you want to commit. Since Ugin starts with seven loyalty, you may safely exile all colored permanent with six or less mana and still keep Ugin in play to clean up the board next turn.
1Liliana, Dreadhorde General - JP Alternate Art
Mythic Rare - $80.82
War of the Spark brought with it plenty of special variants for collectors to collect, but the most valuable of them is the exceptionally special Japanese Alternate Art version of Liliana, Dreadhorde General by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano.
You might recognize Amano’s work from theFinal Fantasyseries, where he was the concept artists for all the games up until Final Fantasy 6, and his continued work on the logos of the game. This card is only available with the text in Japanese, but that just makes this card even cooler.
